Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g3 (f2·6)
c9-28501naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
14. Bg3 Qb4 15. Bxc7
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g3 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Well found: bishop to c7 (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Qb4, then Bxc7 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #604.
SP-604 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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